Reply #5: The funniest part of this whole incident is one that's not readily visible [View All]

[jmowreader]

The legs of a doorframe are the two sections that run vertically. This is fairly obvious but not to everyone...like people who are stupid enough to not realize I know what a kicked-in door looks like.

At the ends of the leg are little notched-in areas about 3/4" wide by 3/8" deep running across the width of the leg. They build the frame by running three-inch deck screws through the leg into the threshold at the bottom and the top at...well, you know.

To remove a leg, therefore, you must completely remove the door from the rough opening. This will give you access to the screws.

This asshole, in order to bring me back a door that was in the condition his was in...

a. He removed the installed door from the rough opening.
b. He then switched the doorslab and its hinges, the lockside frame legs, the compression weatherstripping, and the brickmould between the two units.
c. He repaired the broken leg as best he could.
d. He then reinstalled the door.

Now let me ask you: would YOU have gone through this much trouble? Or would you have pulled out the old door, fixed the frame so you could take it back to the store, and installed the new door as it came?